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• Commons committee calls for strict rules on streaming services, online piracy

  15-05-2019 23:55
  OTTAWA — An all-party committee of MPs is recommending the government set stricter rules for Canadian content on foreign streaming services and a crackdown on internet piracy. The House of Commons heritage committee’s final report on its review of the federal Copyright Act asks the federal government to make foreign-based streaming services such as those […]
  
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• White House escalates resistance to House probes - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 23:38
  White House escalates resistance to House probes  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWhite House counsel Pat Cippillone sent a 12-page letter to the committee chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., labeling congressional investigations as ...
  
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• White House escalates resistance to House probes - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 23:38
  White House escalates resistance to House probes - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsWhite House counsel Pat Cippillone sent a 12-page letter to the committee chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., labeling congressional investigations as ...
  
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• Today’s Workout: Go for a roll outdoors - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 23:22
  Today’s Workout: Go for a roll outdoors  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsTake your fitness outdoors! Your options are endless, the weather is great, and we all could use a little vitamin D!Pretty much anything you choose to do ...
  
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• Today's Workout: Go for a roll outdoors - Lifestyle - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 23:22
  Today's Workout: Go for a roll outdoors - Lifestyle  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsTake your fitness outdoors! Your options are endless, the weather is great, and we all could use a little vitamin D!Pretty much anything you choose to do ...
  
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• UPDATED: Sean Paul Concert Postponed

  15-05-2019 23:20
  EN Productions is advising that due to unfavourable conditions at The Yard, they are unable to proceed with the Sean Paul concert on May 17th, 2019. “At present, it would be a potential health and safety concern for the artists and concert goers to attend. Ticket holders will be notified via email of the new […]
  
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• Ottawa River levels to ease: MNRF

  15-05-2019 22:44 via saultstar.com
  Ottawa River water levels are expected to stabilize or slowly decrease over the next several days, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. Read More
  
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• What are panic attacks and what causes them? A look at the issue

  15-05-2019 22:41
  TORONTO — Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon, who briefly went missing in Ottawa last week, recently explained that his disappearance was caused by a panic attack. Here’s a look at the science and the stigma around the issue: WHAT IS A PANIC ATTACK? Andrew Jacobs, a psychologist with the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, said […]
  
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• Steelmaker's headquarters to be razed

  15-05-2019 22:40 via saultstar.com
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• Students in Colorado shooting face murder, other charges - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 21:38
  Students in Colorado shooting face murder, other charges  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsTwo students suspected of shooting nine classmates, one fatally, in their Colorado charter school appeared in court Wednesday to face dozens of criminal ...
  
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• Rainone wants to bring more productions home

  15-05-2019 21:36 via saultstar.com
  Shooting’s wrapped for Trish Rainone’s web series, but the Sault Ste. Marie native wants to bring more productions back to her hometown.Read More
  
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• CAPT launches third letter writing campaign

  15-05-2019 21:18 via saultstar.com
  The Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains has embarked upon a third letter writing campaign to the federal government seeking funding for passenger train service. Read More
  
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• Susan Sparks : A letter to Madeleine - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 21:15
  Susan Sparks : A letter to Madeleine  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDear Madeleine:I am writing this letter to you, my fabulous 16-month-old granddaughter. Wait — what's that you say? I'm an astonishingly young grandmother?
  
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• Susan Sparks : A letter to Madeleine - Lifestyle - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 21:15
  Susan Sparks : A letter to Madeleine - Lifestyle  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDear Madeleine:I am writing this letter to you, my fabulous 16-month-old granddaughter. Wait — what's that you say? I'm an astonishingly young grandmother?
  
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• Scheer says Trudeau is a hypocrite who is using climate change as distraction

  15-05-2019 21:11
  OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will support a Liberal motion declaring climate change a national emergency if the Liberals agree to amend it to admit their climate-change plan is a hypocritical failure. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is pushing the motion partly to force the Conservatives to show their hand on their climate-change policy […]
  
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• Canadian drug makers hit with $1.1B suit for pushing opioids despite risks

  15-05-2019 20:25
  TORONTO — Canadian drug makers are facing a $1.1-billion lawsuit for their role in the opioid crisis. A proposed class action filed today accuses almost two dozen companies of enriching themselves at the expense of vulnerable patients. The unproven suit alleges the companies illegally and deceptively promoted highly addictive opioids despite knowing the dangers The […]
  
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• Downtown Spring Clean

  15-05-2019 20:18
  The Downtown Association and FutureSSM will be hosting the 1st annual Downtown Spring Clean Up! This single day event is aimed at gathering volunteers from organizations, retail/property owners and community teams to help clean up litter and beautify Downtown Sault Ste. Marie in advance of the Spring and Summer Event Season. The Spring Clean Up […]
  
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• Bill Tinsley: It's never too late to graduate - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 20:15
  Bill Tinsley: It's never too late to graduate  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsYoung men and women will line up this month robed in caps and gowns grinning at their friends. Their eyes scan the audience, peering past dangling tassels in ...
  
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• Medical examiner: Chokehold triggered Eric Garners death - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 19:39
  Medical examiner: Chokehold triggered Eric Garners death  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDr. Floriana Persechino detailed the findings in testimony Wednesday at New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo's disciplinary trial.
  
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• Medical examiner: Chokehold triggered Eric Garner's death - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 19:39
  Medical examiner: Chokehold triggered Eric Garner's death - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsDr. Floriana Persechino detailed the findings in testimony Wednesday at New York Police Department Officer Daniel Pantaleo's disciplinary trial.
  
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• Road fatalities down significantly on OPP-patrolled roads this year

  15-05-2019 19:26
  Fatalities are down significantly this year on roads patrolled by Ontario Provincial Police, the force said Wednesday amid a cross-country traffic enforcement blitz. The OPP said 58 people died on roads from Jan. 1 to May 5, compared to 97 road fatalities during the same time period last year — a 40 per cent decrease. “We’d like to […]
  
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• Day 2 at the @StationMall for @SaultPolice Police Week. #CommunotyPartners @CitySSMpic.twitter.com/le0etpfWCk

  15-05-2019 19:20 via twitter.com
  Day 2 at the @StationMall for @SaultPolice Police Week. #CommunotyPartners @CitySSMpic.twitter.com/le0etpfWCk
  
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• Chamber launches message for fall federal election

  15-05-2019 19:18 via saultstar.com
  The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce is getting an early start to the fall federal election by identifying the needs to help business prosper. Read More
  
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• ‘Break from Drake’: Milwaukee radio station bans rapper’s music during Raptors-Bucks series

  15-05-2019 18:50
  TORONTO — A Milwaukee radio station is giving superstar Drake the silent treatment heading into the NBA finals. Hosts of morning show Riggs & Alley announced this week they’ve put a temporary ban on playing the Toronto rapper’s music over their airwaves as his hometown team battles the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. During […]
  
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• Whitefish students help with fish planting - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 18:36
  Whitefish students help with fish planting  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsApproximately 40 students from Whitefish Township Community Schools made the annual trek from the classroom to the river bank on Monday, stocking the ...
  
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• Whitefish students help with fish planting - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 18:36
  Whitefish students help with fish planting - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsApproximately 40 students from Whitefish Township Community Schools made the annual trek from the classroom to the river bank on Monday, stocking the ...
  
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• Calling all Vendors for the 2019 Summer Night Market

  15-05-2019 18:32
  The Sault Ste. Marie Recreation and Culture Division is accepting applications for the 2019 Summer Night Market taking place at Roberta Bondar Park Tent Pavilion. The Summer Night Market will take place on Thursday nights in July and August 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. during the Summer Concert Series and is weather permitting. All fees […]
  
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• Terry Sheehan announces funding to clean up the St. Mary’s River

  15-05-2019 18:21
  Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie announced today $50,000 in federal support, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, to help clean and restore the St. Mary’s River. The funds will be used to develop a sediment management strategy, advance fish habitat restoration, and hire a […]
  
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• Wanted Wednesday: Stephanie Lynn Glazebrook

  15-05-2019 18:16
  Crime Stoppers in partnership with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service are seeking tips regarding the whereabouts of Stephanie Lynn Glazebrook, 24, who is wanted for: CC 334 (B) THEFT UNDER $5000 X 7 If you know where we can find the Wanted Wednesday individual please call the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at (705) […]
  
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• End of U.S. tariffs on Canadian, Mexican steel and aluminum close: Mnuchin

  15-05-2019 17:59
  OTTAWA — A top Trump administration cabinet member says the end of punishing steel and aluminium tariffs on Canada and Mexico is close at hand. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the U.S. is close to an “understanding” with its two North American neighbours about finally lifting the 25-per-cent duty on steel and 10-per-cent levy on aluminum imports from their two […]
  
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• Feds earmark $50,000 for St. Mary's River clean up project

  15-05-2019 17:42 via saultstar.com
  The federal government is providing $50,000 to develop a sediment management strategy, advance fish habitat restoration and hire a Remedial Action Plan Coordinator to help the St. Mary’s River restoration process. Read More
  
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• North American stocks up in late-morning trading, loonie trades up

  15-05-2019 17:25
  TORONTO — The industrials and technology sectors helped lift Canada’s main stock index higher in late-morning trading as U.S. stock markets also edged higher. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 28.99 points at 16,313.52. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 40.11 points at 25,572.16. The S&P 500 index was up 8.57 at […]
  
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• Lost in Suburbia: Sleeping in C minor - Opinion - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 17:11
  Lost in Suburbia: Sleeping in C minor - Opinion  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsOw!”I woke up with a start when my husband's left arm whacked me in the head. I rolled over to yell at him and saw that he was sound asleep. His hands ...
  
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• Letter to the Editor: More about the election - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 17:11
  Letter to the Editor: More about the election - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsTo the Editor: We all just got our Cloverland Electric Cooperative voting ballots. Cloverland is a wonderful company. It brings us life-giving power. Cloverland is a ...
  
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• CPP Investment Board posts 8.9% return for 2018-19, adds $35.9B to assets

  15-05-2019 17:03
  TORONTO — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board recovered from a weak quarter in late 2018 to produce a solid 8.9 per cent net return for its most recent financial year. The Toronto-based investment manager for the Canada Pension Plan said its CPP Fund had $392.0 billion of net assets as of March 31, up $35.9 billion from […]
  
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• Take Back the Night march set for Thursday

  15-05-2019 16:43 via saultstar.com
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• Take Back The Night on Thursday

  15-05-2019 16:30
  Phoenix Rising Women’s Centre and SSM Fire Services along with community partners invite you to attend the annual “Take Back the Night March” This year’s Take Back the Night March begins at Phoenix Rising Women’s Centre, 596 Wellington Street East at 6:30 pm on Thursday May 16th, 2019. The march will proceed from Wellington Street […]
  
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• Victoria Day Schedule for City Facilities

  15-05-2019 16:23
  The following City facilities will be closed on Monday, May 20, 2019 for the Victoria Day statutory holiday: – Cemetery office – City Landfill and Household Hazardous Waste Depot – Civic Centre – GFL Memorial Gardens office and Box Office – Ermatinger•Clergue National Historic Site – John Rhodes Centre arenas, McMeeken Centre, and the Northern […]
  
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• City facilities alter schedule to mark Victoria Day

  15-05-2019 16:19 via saultstar.com
  A number of city facilities and services will be closed on Monday to recognize Victoria Day. Read More
  
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• City plans Tuesday open house for Turner - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 16:11
  City plans Tuesday open house for Turner  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCity residents and other well-wishers will have the opportunity to say their final goodbyes to Oliver Turner on Tuesday with a farewell open house in the lobby of ...
  
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• City plans Tuesday open house for Turner - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 16:11
  City plans Tuesday open house for Turner - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsCity residents and other well-wishers will have the opportunity to say their final goodbyes to Oliver Turner on Tuesday with a farewell open house in the lobby of ...
  
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• VIDEO: Coffee With Cops – Celebrating Police Week

  15-05-2019 15:51
  In light of Police Week which is recognized nationally, the Sault Police and their partners are teaming together to speak to the public. “Coffee with Cops” is an opportunity for the public to speak one on one with local officers about their concerns with the city, or even just a chance to ask a question […]
  
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• MSHS official offers thanks for millage renewal - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 15:14
  MSHS official offers thanks for millage renewal - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsMackinac Straits Health System officials are publicly saying 'thank you' to those who supported the organization's millage renewal last week.
  
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• Lambton’s 'hidden' homelessness an eye-opener

  15-05-2019 15:12 via saultthisweek.com
  Efforts to measure homelessness have found strong evidence of “hidden homelessness” in Lambton County, including Sarnia. Read More
  
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• Theriault commits to IceDogs

  15-05-2019 14:41
  The Soo Thunderbirds hockey club is very proud to announce that forward Lucas Theriault has committed to the Ontario Hockey League’s Niagara IceDogs for the 2019-2020 season. Theriault, who was drafted by the IceDogs in the 12th round (224th overall) back in 2016, has just completed his second full season with the Thunderbirds. “It feels […]
  
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• School board discusses dire maintenance projections - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 14:10
  School board discusses dire maintenance projections  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSuperintendent Tim Hall was blunt during the Sault Area Public Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night. He said most of the district's buildings are in ...
  
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• School board discusses dire maintenance projections - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 14:10
  School board discusses dire maintenance projections - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsSuperintendent Tim Hall was blunt during the Sault Area Public Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night. He said most of the district's buildings are in ...
  
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• Holocaust survivor, former soldier have emotional meeting - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 14:10
  Holocaust survivor, former soldier have emotional meeting  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsA Holocaust survivor welcomed a U.S. Army veteran to her suburban Detroit home on Monday and thanked him for taking part in the 1945 liberation of the ...
  
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• Holocaust survivor, former soldier have emotional meeting - News - Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

  15-05-2019 14:10
  Holocaust survivor, former soldier have emotional meeting - News  Sault Ste. Marie Evening NewsA Holocaust survivor welcomed a U.S. Army veteran to her suburban Detroit home on Monday and thanked him for taking part in the 1945 liberation of the ...
  
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• Meet Sudbury's newest judge, Heather-Ann Mendes of Sault Ste. Marie - Sudbury.com

  15-05-2019 13:52
  Meet Sudbury's newest judge, Heather-Ann Mendes of Sault Ste. Marie  Sudbury.comMendes will start her new job in the Nickel City May 23.
  
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